a heist at [place]
at 后接案发地点，是说明劫案发生地点的常见结构。
Detectives are investigating a heist at a jewelry store.
警探正在调查一起珠宝店抢劫案。
劫案题材（作品）；盗窃题材作品；抢劫或盗窃,尤其是从银行或博物馆等机构；以抢劫为中心情节的小说类型；此类题材的作品；强夺；拦劫
A robbery or burglary, especially one involving a large amount of money or valuables from a bank, museum, or similar institution.
抢劫或盗窃,尤其是从银行或博物馆等机构
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
以抢劫为中心情节的小说类型；此类题材的作品
A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.
The museum heist made headlines around the world.
这起博物馆抢劫案登上了全世界的头条新闻。
用法提示：heist 作名词，表示“抢劫案”，特指精心策划的盗窃行为。
Police arrested three suspects in connection with the jewelry store heist.
警方逮捕了三名与珠宝店抢劫案有关的嫌疑人。
用法提示：heist 作名词，指珠宝店发生的抢劫事件。
He wrote a novel about a diamond heist in Paris.
他写了一本关于巴黎钻石抢劫案的小说。
用法提示：heist 作名词，与钻石搭配，指抢劫钻石的行动。
at 后接案发地点，是说明劫案发生地点的常见结构。
Detectives are investigating a heist at a jewelry store.
警探正在调查一起珠宝店抢劫案。
pull off 强调成功完成，常与 heist 搭配使用。
The crew pulled off a heist without leaving any evidence.
这伙人实施了一起抢劫案，没有留下任何证据。
of 后接被盗物品，也可接 the century 等夸张说法。
The heist of the crown jewels shocked the nation.
王冠珠宝失窃案震惊了全国。
heist 作定语修饰 movie、novel 等，指以劫案为核心情节的作品。
They made a heist movie about a casino robbery.
他们拍了一部关于赌场抢劫案的劫案题材电影。
grammar · medium
易错句子They made a heist at the bank last night.
正确表达They carried out a heist at the bank last night.
英语中 heist 常与 carry out、commit、pull off 等动词搭配，表示“实施抢劫”；受汉语“做/进行抢劫”影响而用 make 不符合英语搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子Several heist occurred in the city last month.
正确表达Several heists occurred in the city last month.
heist 是可数名词，前面有 several 表示不止一个时，必须用复数形式 heists；汉语名词本身不显示复数，容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gang pulled off heist at the museum.
正确表达The gang pulled off a heist at the museum.
heist 是可数名词，单数形式在句中作宾语时需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词系统，容易漏掉。
robbery 是通用和法律用语，核心是用暴力或威胁当面夺取财物；heist 更口语，常指精心策划、针对银行或博物馆等机构的大案，也可指劫案题材的作品。说“持械抢劫罪”用 robbery，说“一桩银行大劫案”用 heist 更自然。
burglary 是法律术语，核心在非法闯入建筑物行窃，通常不涉及对人施暴；heist 强调有组织、有目标的大规模劫案，对象常是银行、博物馆等机构，且带口语色彩。闯入民宅行窃说 burglary，策划劫银行说 heist。
theft 是涵盖最广的通用和法律词，泛指未经允许拿走他人财物，不强调暴力或闯入；heist 则专指有组织、有针对性的劫案，尤指针对银行、博物馆等机构，还可指劫案题材。一般失窃用 theft，电影里的“劫案”用 heist。
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